Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jul. 26, 2014
Mediation speed dating: the half-day case
Many of the considerations in speed dating - efficient time use and clearly presenting your position - apply equally to the process of resolving cases in the limited time available in the half-day mediation.
Robert S. Mann
Neutral
ADR Services, Inc.
Email: rmann@adrservices.com
Robert mediates and arbitrates business, real estate and construction disputes.
recently saw an article on "speed dating" and it got me thinking about some of the issues involved in settling cases in half-day mediations. In the unlikely event that you have never heard of "speed dating," it's a process where people gather in a group, have a very short amount of time to meet face-to-face, exchange a limited amount of information to determine if there's any sort of connection, and either agree to meet again or go directly to the next "candidate."
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